Open space preservation meeting is Thursday

CARLSBAD  Carlsbad’s annual public meeting to discuss progress toward the goals set by the city’s habitat management plan will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday at the Faraday Center, 1635 Faraday Ave.

The plan, approved eight years ago, is a guide to what vacant land can still be developed in Carlsbad and what should be set aside as permanent open space for native plants and animals.

So far the city has preserved more than 9,400 acres as open space, or about 38 percent of its incorporated area, according to the city’s website. The goal set by the plan is 40 percent as open space.

Participants in Thursday’s meeting will review the recently released annual report on progress toward that goal. Copies of the report are available on the city’s website at